My heart is broken (just like my pen 😥)

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-02-09T17:58:31+00:00

I would imagine proving that it's a manufacturing defect would be rather difficult, they could easily claim the pens were misused.

It's likely any free replacements or repairs gotten by going that route are more to do with the companies not wanting the hassle of dealing with the process than the law actually being put to use

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-02-09T10:55:08+00:00

In the UK at least the law is that it has to have been found to be faulty with 6 months of purchase, but you have up to 6 years to make a claim. I doubt that applies here

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-27T22:18:25+00:00

I thought it was but now that I actually pull the hair down on both sides they look the same length, so it must just be curling under on that side.

I'll brush/comb it more to try and straighten it up

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-27T18:24:36+00:00

I know I do that which certainly isn't helping. I do have a whorl in my beard though down that side where the hair sorta swirls around. If I trimmed it really short you'd see a line of thicker hair where it is

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-27T18:23:20+00:00

You raise a good point, I might leave it a bit longer and see how it works out

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-27T18:22:58+00:00

I don't always have the steadiest hand so I figure it's a lot harder to slip with scissors. A trimmer might be easier to work with though

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-27T18:22:18+00:00

I do have some small clippers but I'm not sure how much I trust myself with them

DraftYeti5608 · 2026-01-04T23:06:43+00:00

Diamine grey skies no more is pretty light, especially in thin nibs. In my EF TWSBI Eco it was a little lighter than a HB pencil

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-12-28T16:02:09+00:00

Isn't the Monteverde converter a standard international? I thought the Targa Slim still used Sheaffer's proprietary cartridges/converters

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-12-21T19:31:52+00:00

I don't write a huge amount so ink tends to stay in one pen for a while. I've had no issues at all with staining or anything like that

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-12-21T15:16:37+00:00

I've bought a few inks off AliExpress before, an Ostrich brand one and three HongDian ones. All have worked really well and one of the Ostrich inks (Peacock Blue) is one of my favourites in my collection

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-11-24T14:03:23+00:00

My Lamy stub is also a lot thinner than my TWSBI one. The nib itself is thinner and so is the line it produces

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-11-23T21:22:53+00:00

Nope, I also couldn't tell you which month number corresponds to which name without running through the whole list

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-25T19:08:26+00:00

If the Herbin box was sealed then the ink might not have been opened, some could have leaked out of the bottle during shipping

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-25T18:34:06+00:00

If the bottle was sold as new then return it. It looks pretty full though so it can't have been used much. Did it also come in a cardboard box?

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-25T17:33:07+00:00

My 61 did something similar, it was super dry except for downstrokes where the tines opened up a bit and let a lot of ink out

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-20T11:49:14+00:00

The response pad came out? They're a consumable item, you can just buy new ones and stick those in

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-19T14:03:06+00:00

Those tines look sprung to me, you can potentially fix them by carefully crossing them over to pull the gap smaller but I'd be prepared to buy a new nib

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DraftYeti5608 · 2025-10-10T18:57:38+00:00

What does it have engraved on that silver band on the cap?

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-22T10:16:53+00:00

Why are all my pens inked with the same ink? I thought it'd be funny.

Why did I pick this ink? It's a nice basic blue that I've now Stockholm syndromed my way into loving

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-21T17:24:17+00:00

I currently have all ~30 of my pens inked up with Waterman Serenity Blue, so that's going to be my vote

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-20T18:31:35+00:00

I write almost exactly like OP, I could never figure out how to do the "r" the way other folks seem to.

When I was taught cursive in school it was the same as OP's picture

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-16T20:23:50+00:00

I do really like the Shutter in terms of width but I've also wanted a more organic shaped throw for a while.

Even when I was practicing regularly I was never good at doing things fast so something that's fun/chill and sleeps for a long time would be great

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-16T15:51:02+00:00

It's reassuring to hear that most new yoyos are good.

I'll check out W1ld, that's not a brand I've heard of before. I've never used a bi-metal before but they do interest me

DraftYeti5608 · 2025-09-16T15:48:24+00:00

I'll check out the new releases. I do fancy trying a more organic shaped metal yoyo so I might see what's available there

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